Street Painting Fest to wrap up Saturday due to weather forecast

A worrisome weekend weather forecast has prompted organizers of the 13th annual Oak Ridge Ridge Street Painting Festival to wrap up the event on Saturday afternoon instead of Sunday this year.

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By Darrell Richardson

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Darrell Richardson

Posted Oct. 4, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Updated Oct 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM

By Darrell Richardson

Posted Oct. 4, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Updated Oct 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

A worrisome weekend weather forecast has prompted organizers of the 13th annual Oak Ridge Ridge Street Painting Festival to wrap up the event on Saturday afternoon instead of Sunday this year.

"Due to a rainy forecast for Saturday night and Sunday, this weekend's Street Painting Festival will begin Saturday at 8 a.m. and end with the awards ceremony at 5 p.m. on Saturday," said Chelsea Crawford of the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, which organizes and sponsors the annual fall event.

"But, artists will be able to start chalking on Friday at 3 p.m," she added.

Free to chalk artists "of all ages and abilities," the Street Painting Festival is held on the Oak Ridge campus of Roane State Community College off Briarcliff Avenue. Every sponsor of a sidewalk square for an artist to chalk will contribute to scholarships for Roane State college students — and each painted square is valued at $100.

The popular fundraising event, which is free to the public, has raised more than $210,000 to Roane State scholarships. First-place winners in individual, team, amateur and professional categories — and the People's Choice Award winner will each receive a cash prize.